'Daily Voting News' for June 09, 2009
Ellen Theisen, Dave Klein, and John Washburn

This from Harris County, Texas the third largest county in the US: "Johnson is the associate voter registrar at the Harris County Tax Assessor Collectors office, but according to state documents, that's just his day job. Johnson is also a paid director of a small company that provides voter data to Republican candidates for office. That company, Campaign Data Systems, billed at least $140,000 in 2008."

National: Maximizing Participation: what the US can learn from compulsory voting
http://www.fairvote.org/blog/2009/06/maximizing-participation-what-the-us-can-learn-from-compulsory-voting/

CA: Instant runoffs would reduce election costs
http://www.dailybreeze.com/opinions/ci_12548259

CO: Bernie Buescher Wants Your Input
http://www.statebillnews.com/?p=246/

PA (corrected): Witness says commissioners report that Bob Goldsack helped reprogram party ID card encoder on primary election day
http://dv.ryanbalton.com/2009/06/witness-says-commissioners-report-that.html

GA: Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding U.S. Supreme Court Photo ID Ruling
http://georgiafrontpage.blogspot.com/2009/06/statement-of-governor-sonny-perdue.html

GA: Will Noncitizens Be Allowed to Vote in Georgia?
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/election/1207

MT: UM, SKC students to get election administration shot
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/06/09/bnews/br71.txt

NJ: Jersey 'Vote By Mail' bill heads to the governor's desk
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/jersey-vote-by-mail-bill-heads-to-the-governors-desk

NY: County pulling voting machine debate in opposite directions
http://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2009-06-09/7156/County-pulling-voting-machine-debate-in-opposite-directions/

PA: Holder Winks at Voter Intimidation
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124451552193396877.html

PA: Intimidation Is Good
http://progressivista.blogspot.com/2009/06/intimidation-is-good.html

PA: Monroeville Council election not certified after several votes flagged
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_628683.html

TX: Associate voter registrar's second job stirs up controversy
http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou090608_mp_tax-assessor-controversy.5fca1f0d.html

TX: Harris County Voter Registrar a GOP Consultant
http://www.lonestarproject.net/
(The plaintiff's site with more details, such as deposition excerpts, original documents, and financial information.)

VA: Virginia primary turnout dribbles as rain pours
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Virginia-primary-turnout-dribbles-as-rain-pours-47326887.html

WA: Shoreline council member says computer glitch blocked her candidacy
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009315612_webcandidate09m.html

Philippines: 2010 automated election assured; top bidder named
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW061009/content.php?id=072

Philippines: Smartmatic wins poll automation contract
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=476164&publicationSubCategoryId=63

Somaliland: Somaliland elections: A potential derailment of peace?
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/PSLG-7STH66?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FS

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Ellen Theisen (ellen@votersunite.org), Director and Managing Editor
Dave Klein (Klein.David@VotersUnite.org), Editor
John Washburn (Washburn.John@VotersUnite.org), Editor

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